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FRUITWOOD
Definition of FRUITWOOD
noun
The wood of any fruit tree, particularly hardwood from species such as pear and cherry, that is valued for furniture, woodcuts and other applications.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From fruit + wood.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FRUITWOOD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 59, 18 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 115, 12 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 59, 18 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FRUITWOOD starts with F and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DFIOORTUW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 59
Could you have found FRUITWOOD?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 59 - and most players walked straight past it.
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